I love this, it seems my opinion of Bourdain as a fake, tv sell-out is wrong, he has some pride in what he does, still…outside of the kitchen. Great! My impressions of him have increased enormously.

I’ve alway somehow understood the Bourdain vocabulary of double negatives, and cloudy, guarded expressions of optimism. I can relate, but to see that he, his books and his show are have the same begrudged backbone, this is very much appreciable no matter your perspective.